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- Title
The Use of Smartphones to Access Information Resources: From Radiology Residents' Perspective.
- Authors
Farzandipour, Mehrdad; Sharif, Reihane; Hajijamali, Marzieh; Rajabi, Mohadeseh; Masjedi, Asma
- Abstract
Background: Increasingly high-resolution smartphone cameras along with portability, accessibility, built-in Internet connectivity and social media access have made them a useful device for radiologists. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the use of smartphones in the Radiology Department at Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan, Iran. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kashan, Iran in 2022. Using the census method, 16 radiology residents were selected as the study population. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire containing 17 questions on the demographic information and use of smartphones to access radiology information resources. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics through SPSS. Results: Of the 16 participants, 9 (56.3%) were female. Participants' mean age was 30.5±4.38 years. The majority of the radiology residents had Android Operating System (81.3%). More than half of the smartphone users (56.3%) thought that there were enough radiology related applications. "Radiopedia" (18.8%), "PACS" (18.8%), and "Radiology assistant" (12.5%) were the most utilized applications. Six of the participants (37.5%) "always" used smartphone Internet to seek radiology-related information . Two most common ways to obtain radiology information on the Internet were using search engines such as Google (75%) and specialized websites such as Radiopaedia.org (56.3%). Social media usages were as follows: WhatsApp (75%), Instagram (75%), LinkedIn (50%). Conclusion: Since social media and mobile applications are often used and widely accepted by radiology residents in their workplace, more studies are needed to evaluate the quality of radiology-related information in these media.
- Subjects
GOOGLE Inc.; INFORMATION resources; ACCESS to information; SOCIAL media; PICTURE archiving &; communication systems; SMARTPHONES; RADIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2023, Vol 13, p147
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Abstract